Have put in the order for a pair of Farsports 29er rims (25mm deep x 24mm wide) to built up as a disc set for the Kona Honky Inc. They are slightly wider & deeper rims when compared to those that Andrew Burns sourced from FS a while ago as a wheelset.

I'll be using bladed spokes, alloy nipples and my Circus Monkey Hubs (the rear is the CX specific new one that is 130mm OLN), and should be spot on 1,400g complete. It will be a saving of near as damnit to 1,000g over the existing std wheelset on the Kona.

Farsports and i are having an amicable discussion re the version of rims sent (they recently updated their mould and i got the old spec rather than the new). This meant a potential issue with the spokes, but we are working through that.

Here are some pics of the rim (32 hole) - Rim spec is 24mm wide x 23mm deep, 700C, and weight is 375g (spec is 370 +/- 10g). The 28 hole was 372g. Finish on both is UD Matte.

Whilst the surface finish (especially in the last pic) looks rough, it is as smooth as.

Got all the bits and pieces now, but due to a change in plans, I'm selling the CM hubs, waiting to get a new frame (liklely the Volagi Lisacio) and build these up with a set of 135mm hubs, as that is the new spacing.

BUT ..., if anyone wants these hubs, spokes and/or rims, or even as a wheelset, let me know.

I have a new HDW3-R rear hub (135mm spacing) to suit the new frame (Volagi Liscio v2). I'm waiting on the front (oh what a sorry tale that is ), but anyway, lets move on.

Based on actual components weights on my scales, the rear should be 777g (not bad for a 23mm wide carbon clincher with MTB disc hub and 32 spokes). Front should be 648g for same setup but 28 spokes. That makes the overall wheelset 1,425g, for a total of under A$600.

Some pics to come over the next few days.

Front hub should arrive soon, and that build will then be shown as well

Standby to standby, I finally get to crank my new Wrench Force wheel truing stand into action

I should have a go a building my own wheels at some point, watching with great interest.

As a side note my farsports 29er disc wheels are still going very strong on the commuter, I've taken some pretty hefty thumps with them including an un-planned jump off a kerb with a loaded pannier on Monday and they just keep taking it no problems. It was a complete pain to get the tyres on when they were new though, I thought I was going to break the rim with my tyre levers!

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